No-Pats,
Update #4.0 will be available on April 19. This update brings VoIP functionality for Party and Squads, a change to End of Round that displays the Scoreboard, as well as an overhaul of weapon attachments. It also includes many further changes and bug fixes detailed in full below, such as:
- Balance adjustments to Specialists such as updated Traits for Rao and Paik, and improvements to Sundance’s Specialty, with a focus on their Anti-Armor Grenades being more effective against targets in their immediate vicinity
- Vehicle balance changes such as making the M5C Bolte’s passengers easier to target, and a reduction in power for its Missile Launcher
- Fixes for being unable to ADS after exiting a vehicle, or being unable to revive players near objects
- Improved Ribbons and XP Events to make them easier to unlock across modes
We’d like to thank you for your patience while we’ve worked to get this update into your hands, and we’re looking forward to your continued feedback once you’ve been able to hop in and play.
Our next update following this one is presently scheduled to release in May, and is focused on bringing further quality of life updates and bug fixes. We’ll have more to tell you about the contents of that update closer to its release.
We’ll continue to keep you informed on the roll out of Update 4.0 via the @BattlefieldComm Twitter account. You can also follow along with our tracking of Known Issues and game changes that we’re able to make in real time on our Battlefield forums.
Thank you,
The Battlefield team
Update 0.4.0
Fixes, Changes, and Improvements
VoIP
VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) is now available in Battlefield 2042.
There are two voice chat channels to choose between: Party and Squad. Settings for VoIP can be adjusted via Options > Sound/Voice > Chat while in-game.
Scoreboard
In Update 3.3 we released the UI refresh for the Scoreboard. Following this update this UI refresh will now also be available during the End of Round screens.
Weapon Attachments
With Update 4.0 we’ve overhauled the behavior of many weapon attachments to ensure that their impact when customizing your weapons is unique, and noticeable. Previously, some attachments had effects that were too similar from others, and it was unclear what the impact on your weapons would be when switching between them.
We encourage you to experiment with the refreshed weapon attachments to see how they feel after the update, and you’ll be able to read the full set of changes further down the page.
General
- Made several improvements to Kill Assists
- Damage Assists trigger from a lower damage threshold, improving consistency and clarity
- EMP Grenades now trigger Assists more reliably
- Assists can now trigger when a teammate kills an enemy and either of them were covered in smoke you deployed.
- Fixed EMP effects persisting on screen
- Fixed a bug where equipping a weapon attachment from the item reveal menu would in some scenarios reset the full customization on that weapon back to defaults
- Fixed a bug where the player's saved customization would sometimes be reset to defaults after joining a server
- Simplified keybinds for Chat and VoIP
- Switch weapon for Gunner can now be properly bound in key bindings
- Airplane and Helicopter sensitivity settings added to the Options menu
Matchmaking and Social
- Fixed a matchmaking error that could occur after quitting a Hazard Zone server
- Matchmaking information is now visible in the Player Card screen
- Fixed a bug where a user encounters a matchmaking loop and gets sent back to the lobby.
- Disbanding a party before joining it no longer incorrectly shows the “Remove EA Friend” prompt
Progression and Unlocks
- Adjusted Ribbons to make them easier to unlock across all modes, especially in Rush
- Further adjustments to specific Ribbons:
- Logistics - Progress earned from repairing friendly vehicles has been increased, and progress earned from healing and resupplying has been reduced
- Objective - Kills or Assists while fighting for objectives in Breakthrough now also give progress
- Intel - Progress for hitting enemy vehicles with EMP’s has been doubled
- Combat - Destroying an enemy Ranger now rewards Ribbon progress
- Combat & Wingman - Kills and Assists on enemy Players in Hazard Zone now give increased progress
- Mastery for the Mi-240 Super Hind, MV-38 Condor, and MAV now gets progress as intended when teammates spawn in on your vehicle
- Cosmetics and weapon attachments are now correctly marked as New when unlocked
- XP from support actions has been increased, while XP from objective actions has been decreased to compensate:
- Projectile Destroyed, with Irish’ APS-36 Shootdown Sentinel, from 5 -> 10 XP
- Enemy Disrupted with EMP, from 10 -> 20 XP
- Equipment Destroyed, from 5 -> 10 XP
- Healing, from 5 -> 20 XP
- Resupply, from 5 -> 20 XP
- Repairing, from 5 -> 20 XP
- Ranger Destroyed, from 25 -> 75 XP
- Objective Neutralized, from 250 -> 200 XP
- Objective Captured, form 375 -> 200 XP
- Sector/Objective Defended, from 15 -> 10 XP.
- Added an XP event for killing a downed enemy in Hazard Zone
- Repairing Ranger now correctly triggers the repairing XP event
Maps
- Breakaway
- Fixed players or AI Soldiers sometimes not spawning in the correct HQ area
- Hourglass
- Fixes a bug where players were still receiving damage from the Tornado while inside the Stadium
- Kaleidoscope
- Sprinklers are now active for 9, instead of 20 seconds
- Sprinklers no longer deal damage
- Sprinklers should no longer affect players outside the building
- The freeze effect in the HUD is less intense
- Fixed an issue where players could shoot through the tires of some trucks on Kaleidoscope
- Orbital
- Fire from the rocket explosion event is no longer invisible and will slowly dissipate
- Renewal
- Fixed a bug where soldiers and vehicles would be affected by the storm while inside buildings
- Reduced rubberbanding when key events such as the rocket launch get triggered
- Bollards and ramps should no longer be triggered by deployed gadgets
- Toxic barrels now continue dealing area damage if another nearby barrel gets destroyed shortly after
- Fixed a bug/exploit where players were able to deploy gadgets or shields that would intersect with MCOMs, not allowing them to be disarmed
- Fixed a bug where container doors were still presenting the interaction prompt after being destroyed
- Updated destruction behavior for fences
- Minor prop objects at distance now pop more slowly
- Added support for traversal on objects linked to moving platforms
- Enabled cover occlusion for player damage from explosions
- Fixed a bug when elevator doors weren’t synced for players joining later during a match
- Players can now sneak and open doors close to them while ADS
- We’ve resolved multiple smaller issues across all maps that could negatively impact gameplay:
- Fixed some areas where players could get stuck
- Fixed floating of items
- Fixed some collision areas that caused players to fall through items/the map
- Fixed areas where planes could go through terrain while out of bounds
- Fixed being unable to interact with some objects
- Fixed some areas where players were able to see through the map
- Fixed behavior on some interactable objects such as doors
- Fixed clipping of objects such as vegetation
Battlefield Portal
- Made several improvements to the Portal Browser
- Name/Description is now autofilled when creating an Experience
- Name/Description fields of preset Experiences are now empty by default
- Browsing Experiences remembers your previous search query
- Resolved instances where the Browse tabs didn’t function correctly when applying custom filters
- Made adjustments to the chase camera on a number of vehicles in Battlefield Portal
- Fixed an issue which could cause a game crash when players were near a Kübelwagen
- Players no longer remain in a stuck trigger animation after deploying C4 and immediately jumping into a vehicle
- The Defibrillator can no longer be equipped while swimming
- Stationary Machine Guns will now be destroyed alongside accompanying towers
- Added new VO lines for destroying or capturing objectives
- Added new VO line for tower collapse event on Caspian Border
- The tower on Caspian Border will now have improved barrage & projectile VFX before its collapse
- Players can now switch back to their secondary weapon on an Experience with all primary weapons disabled
- The Cycle Primary Weapon key binding now properly cycles to the secondary weapon if the player doesn't have a primary one
- You should now always automatically have your last played loadout in the next round
- Spawns on El-Alamein have been moved to prevent becoming stuck after deploying in FFA Mode
- Battle of the Bulge - the screen now changes to sepia when going out of bounds near the tank battle vista area
- Numerous fixes for floating rocks and cliff faces in Valparaiso, Arica Harbor, El-Alamein, and Caspian Border
Bad Company 2
- You can now switch back to the Mortar Strike gadget while it’s recharging
- You can now switch out from the Mortar Strike gadget using the inventory prev/next bindings (default mouse wheel) while it is recharging
- Fixed an issue where weapon under barrel attachments would trigger on button press even if the weapon was not selected at the time
- Rush - updated M-Com screens with arming/disarming progress bars and countdown timer
Audio
- Fixed the wrong VO playing when giving attacking orders as Dozer
- Fixed issue where Falck’s gadget VO would trigger when hitting enemies
- The healing sound will now always play when Falck heals herself with the S21 Syrette Pistol
- Adjusted Wingsuit audio for Sundance so they are easier to hear for enemies
- Added surface scrape sounds to vehicle with tracks when rotating stationary
- Improved audio across amphibious vehicles
- The MD540 Nightbird and AH-64GX Apache Warchief now have the correct audio cues when Air-to-Ground missiles are ready to be used
- Destroying a gadget should no longer trigger vehicle destroyed voice over
- Improved at range audio for the Recon Drone
- Low health sound should no longer get stuck when going into a vehicle
- Added audio VFX for turning on/off the Flashlight attachment
- The Prox Sensor should no longer emit warning sounds if no enemies are within reach
- Soldiers should no longer hear the opposite ping VO being triggered from a 3P view
- Improved audio consistency for vehicle call-ins
- Improving cockpit audio experience when driving enclosed Land Vehicles in first person
- Tweaked the vaulting sound when climbing ladders
- Added audio for birds on Renewal
- Added audio for destroying screens in the Synseco laboratory lobby in Renewal
- Improved audio for damage caused by storms
- Improved audio for vehicle gear shifting
- Fixed an issue where rapidly pressing fire on a Sniper Rifle would play an audio cue as if two shots were fired
- Improved audio for the M5C Bolte, EBAA Wildcat and MD540 Nightbird when they pass by players
Modes
Breakthrough
- Fixed air vehicles being able to spawn at the opponents HQ in start of the round
Hazard Zone
- Successful missions should no longer be shown as failed
- You can no longer use a Redeploy Call-in when all players in a squad are alive
- Removed placement ranking stats from End of Round screen in Hazard Zone
- Adjusted costs of several Hazard Zone weapons and gadgets
- The roaming AI LATV’s should no longer fail to spawn, or spawn at the wrong times
- Soldiers should no longer be stuck in a mandown state
- Hazard Zone end of round now shows all kills, instead of just human player kills
- Hazard Zone end of round now properly shows in round instead of lifetime respawns
- A collected Data Drive will no longer be permanently marked on the minimap
- Players can no longer move their character in Hazard Zone after dying or bleeding out
Rush
- Fixed issues with Rush declaring the winning team prematurely and/or incorrectly
- Deploying gadgets over Rush M-COMS should no longer prevent arming it
Conquest
- Adjusted spawn locations to prevent spawning out of bounds
AI Soldiers
- AI Soldiers will no longer appear lagging while entering a vehicle
- AI Soldiers can now repair combat vehicles in All-Out Warfare
- Improvements to AI Soldiers operating Helicopters
- Improvements to AI Soldiers reviving human players
Soldier
- Fixed some issues where the player would be impossible to hit when entering an exposed vehicle seat
- Fixed an issue where dead soldiers or friendly soldiers would block bullets
- Fixed further instances of not being able to revive players when some of their body parts were clipping with assets/geometry
- Fixed players not being able to place deployables in certain areas
- Fixed an issue where the player would not be able to jump or vault after reviving someone
- Fixed an issue where players would have 2 hands on a rifle while sprinting on a steep slope
- Fixed losing input when jumping on/off the ladders
- Fixed players appearing to fly after meleeing water
- Fixed soldiers sometimes becoming invisible while downed
- Fixed players sometimes going into downed state, instead of dying if killed in an out of bounds area
- Fixed players entering a downed state after crashing with an air vehicle
- Fixed players sometimes entering a downed state state while under water
- Fixed players sometimes being thrown up in the air after getting revived
- Fixed an issue where redeploying your soldier could cause dropped weapons to float
- Fixed an issue where it wouldn't be possible to crawl under certain obstacles while prone
- Fixed an issue where the player's camera could sometimes clip through the ground or objects when prone
- Fixed an issue where the soldiers could fly when dropping down from steep areas
- Fixed an issue where certain camera transitions would force the player’s FOV to be reset to the default FOV (55°).
- Fixed an issue where it is possible to die when entering a vehicle right after performing a melee attack while in the air
- FOV should no longer break after switching weapons on ladders
- Improved traversal across moving objects
- Updated animations for directional vaults
- Soldiers will no longer die when swimming close to or under a water vehicle
Animations
- Fixed an issue which would cause broken weapon animations while sprinting into world objects such as a wall
- Fixed an issue where reload animations would play incorrectly
- Fixed an issue where aborting a revive caused first person animations to break
- Resolved several corrupted eye animations
- Improved the preview animations of deployable objects
- Improved left arm animations while crawling with a MCS-880
- Improved left hand animations when using an under barrel attachment while sprinting
- Sprinting out of water while swimming no longer puts you in a stuck sliding animation
- Left hand animations should no longer break when entering and exiting vehicles
- Players should no longer experience looping revive animations when downed
- Gunners should no longer sometimes clip behind vehicles while driving
- Made revive animations smoother
- Switching weapons in a vehicle open seat will no longer result in a broken animation
- Toned down weapon movement during initial ADS after deploy
- Smoothed out the transition animations for camera and weapon movement when switching between stand/crouch
- Jumping into water while reloading will no longer cause a broken reload animation
- You can no longer see through your hands while using the SWS-10 or DXR-1 in prone position during reload
- Polished idle animations for rifles
Specialists
Angel
- Fixed a bug where Angel’s Supply Bag won't land when bouncing close to a vehicle
- Fixed instances where Angel’s Supply Bag didn’t activate correctly
- Fixed some occurrences that could cause the mesh of Angel's Supply Bag to copy itself onto other thrown projectiles
Boris
- The SG-36 Sentry Gun should no longer clip outside elevators
- A tank running over the SG-36 Sentry Gun will now destroy it
Casper
- The OV-P Recon Drone can now be descend with Crouch toggle buttons
- The rotors on the OV-P Recon Drone are now placed correctly
- The spotting sound now plays correctly while using the OV-P Recon Drone
- The OV-P Recon Drone now remembers it’s direction upon re-entry
- Resolved wrong text displaying when OV-P Recon Drone
- Fixed an issue that would sometimes prevent you from flying the OV-P Recon Drone upwards if you entered it while crouching
Dozer
- The SOB-8 Ballistic Shield and main weapon can no longer equipped at the same time when bashing or entering a vehicle
- Dozer now becomes vulnerable for a short time when the SOB-8 Ballistic Shield is hit by heavy fire such as from tanks
- Dying as Dozer while holding the SOB-8 Ballistic Shield will no longer cause you to be resurrected with the shield active
- Reviving Dozer with the SOB-8 Ballistic Shield active no longer makes you float upwards
- Repeatedly pressing the Prone and SOB-8 Ballistic Shield buttons as Dozer will no longer result in the player having the shield up while prone
- Performing a takedown on Dozer with an active SOB-8 Ballistic Shield will now play the correct animation
- Fixed a bug where Repair Tools caused the SOB-8 Ballistic Shield to deflect bullets
- Fixed an issue where the SOB-8 Ballistic Shield could bash through thin walls
Falck
- Falck’s S21 Syrette Pistol can now be equipped while swimming
- Fixed an issue in prologue where Falcks syringe did not spawn a pickup on the ground
- Reduced the distance at which the S21 Syrette Pistol’s dart is visible
Irish
- Made all vehicle types able to smash through Irish’s Deployable Cover
- Resolved instances where Irish’s Fortification System couldn’t be placed on angled terrain
- Fixed a bug where the APS-36 Shootdown Sentinel would not always stop targets if blocked by a soldier standing on it
- Fixed an issue where players could see the APS-36 Shootdown Sentinel in an infinite firing loop at an unidentified target
Mackay
- Made it easier for Mackay to grapple onto moving vehicles
- Players can no longer take damage from the Grappling Hook while downed
- Adjusted Mackay’s walk animation when aiming down sight, the sight should no longer misalign with where shots are fired
- Resolved issues where smoke stopped the Grappling Hook from working
- The Grappling Hook crosshair should now correctly pick up objects while in range
- Looking as far left/right you can while grappling while pressing A/D no longer allows you to slow down or speed up
- Fixed a rare occurrence where entering a vehicle after using the Grappling Hook could cause Mackay to become invisible
Paik
- Replaced Threat Perception with the Eagle Eyed Trait:
- Players damaged by Paik are now spotted for everyone
- Updated Paik’s Mastery criteria to align with her new Trait
Rao
- Rao’s Cyber Warfare Suite should now feel more responsive
- Resolved bugs related to using the Cyber Warfare Suite ability without an active target
- Once the Cyber Warfare Suite ability finishes, your target is now reset
- Replaced Trojan Network with the Thread Perception Trait:
- When Rao takes damage from enemy fire, he will automatically spot the enemy for himsel
Sundance
- Fixed Anti-Armor Grenades that locked on to targets which were too far away
- Anti-Armor Grenades now filter by angle and distance in a more accurate way, and have the same priority for air/ground vehicles
- Anti-Armor Grenades no longer swap targets when already tracking a target and have reduced maximum range once unfolded and in flight
- Anti-Armor Grenades now have different tracking radius for ground and air vehicles
- Anti-Armor Grenades no longer target Irish’s Deployable Cover or APS-36 Shootdown Sentry
- Anti-Armor Grenades track properly if left sleeping on the ground now, instead of simply exploding
- Improved the speed when switching through Sundance’s Grenade Belt
- Scatter Grenade detonation timings adjusted to let them explode quicker
- Landing on rough terrain no longer causes Sundance to bounce up in the air
- Fixed a rare issue where Sundance's body could become detached from a vehicle upon entry while landing onto the vehicle from the wingsuit, causing Sundance to become invisible
HUD / UI
- HUD - hints for Reload, Low ammo and No ammo will now blink a few seconds and then fade out. Switching weapons in these states will restart this animation
- HUD - added critical (red) and out of bounds (gray) color to WorldInfo, SoldierInfo and SoldierCompass HUD widgets
- HUD - centered soldier compass direction readout and added positioning arrow shape
- HUD - added scaling options for the Mini-map/team, Personal Log, World Log, Player/Vehicle Info, Chat and Vehicle Passenger List
- HUD - added critical state for vehicles
- Added new options that allow players to scale the transparency of many different icons in the HUD (Friendly icons, Squad member icons, Enemy Icons, Revive Icons, Objective Icons and Ping Marker Icons). Each icon type can have a different transparency when zoomed or not zoomed. The option can be found under DISPLAY > HUD ICONS.
- Added a Chat Log Visibility option to allow players to set the default visibility mode of the chat log (which allows it to be turned OFF on console where no key bindings exists to change visibility in-game)
- Adjusted scaling of objective icons over distance, they will now start scaling at 50m (instead of 100m) and stop scaling at 500m instead (instead of 1000m)
- Solved an issue where friendly icons were too enlarged
- The “Need Healing” icon is no longer visible over friendlies while playing as Angel without a Medical Crate
- The grenade indicator no longer remains after the grenade has already exploded
- The killcard should now always update after being killed by AI Soldiers shortly after self healing
- SG-36 Sentry Gun and OV-P Recon Drone are now shown/hidden depending on gadget availability
- Fixed a bug where the minimap didn’t update when entering an air vehicle from the ground
- Fixed a problem that caused hints to disappear on initial deploy into vehicles
- Made animations for the Plus Menu smoother
- Added 24 new options to control the opacity and size of HUD icons
- Added missing Always Traversal Sprint option under CONTROLLER tab
Gadgets
- Fixed an issue that prevented equipping of the IBA Armor Plate if you were being healed at the same time
- Using the IBA Armor Plate no longer causes the plate to flicker and reappear on screen after use
- Fixed a bug where players were able to deploy items to clip ladders and ziplines which could block passage
- Improved the positioning of the preview of deployed objects (such as Boris's turret) to better reflect the surface the player is trying to place it on, instead of hovering in the air.
- Gadgets should no longer be destroyed if a door opens or closes close to them
- Fixed an issue where gadgets resupplied via the Loadout Crate caused the player to not be able to redeploy their chosen gadget later on during that life
- EMP effect from grenades no longer extend past their visual explosion radius
- Fixed an issue that allowed players to drop Ammo and Medical Crates through thin walls
- CG Recoilless M5 / RPG / SMAW will now one shot Ranger if it's a direct hit
- The CG Recoilless M5 will no longer automatically reload while you are downed if you died after firing it
- Fixed an issue causing empty reloads on the Recoilless M5 to be interrupted when vaulting
- Fix for issue where users were able to detonate the C5 Explosive while being hacked
- Fixed an issue where both soldier Anti-Tank Mine & the Bolte's Anti-Tank Mine would despawn after a short while if the player died
- The Repair Tool now turns off when a player dies
- Made it easier to place the Insertion Beacon
- You’ll now spawn in the same direction where the Insertion Beacons is facing when spawning on it
- Fixed an issue that would allow players to shoot FXM-33 AA missiles while their target was in smoke
- Fixed an issue where FXM-33 AA Missile did not become enabled again until the user switched to another weapon and back again after being affected by EMP
- Fixing a issue where Smoke Grenades did not explode on moving cranes
Weapon Attachments
The behavior of many weapon attachments has been overhauled to ensure that their impact when customizing your weapons is unique, and noticeable. Previously, some attachments had effects that were too similar from others, and it was unclear what the impact on your weapons would be when switching between them. Here’s an example of updated behavior while customizing the AC-42:
- A - Warhawk Compensator
- Update 3.3: improved horizontal recoil control, reduced vertical recoil control
- Update 4.0: improved recoil control, reduced weapon accuracy
- B - Rattlesnake Light Grip
- Update 3.3: improved accuracy while moving, reduced accuracy while static
- Update 4.0: increased hipfire accuracy, reduced accuracy while ADS
- C - Maul Hybrid 1.5X-3X
- ADS speed decreased in 4.0
- Zoom levels and Optics toggle options persist
- D - Subsonic Rounds
- Base recoil reduced in 4.0
- Reduced Muzzle Flash visibility
- Decreased projectile velocity
Further changes to Weapon Attachments:
- Factory and Extended Barrel descriptions now display the correct fire rate changes
- Weapon modifiers are now correctly applied when swapping attachments while the bipod is equipped
- Fixed an issue that would cause the 40mm Grenade Launcher attachment to hit an invisible wall when fired indoors
- Fixed an issue which would grant unlimited ammo if magazine attachments were toggled in between firing the underbarrel attachment
- Fixed some weapons displaying wrong ammo counts for specific magazines
- Adding and removing attachments in the Plus Menu will now always correctly apply their statistic changes
- Underbarrel activations such as flashlights and laser sights will no longer be reset after getting revived
- Bipod attachments will no longer toggle on and off while reloading
- The ADS time on the BKS 8X now matches that of other scope attachments
- Adjusted the size of the DD Holo scope to bring it in line with other scopes
- Reduced blur on the Ghost Hybrid scope
- Some underbarrel attachments should no longer have a shared ammo pool
- The Maul Hybrid and the Ghost Hybrid now correctly displays both scope zoom levels in the Collection screen
- The Fusion Holo attachment no longer clips through the meshes on the following weapons: AK-24, LCMG, PP-29 and the SFAR-M GL
- Fixed clipping issues with the camera when the Fusion Holo optic is equipped while ADS
This announcement may change as we listen to community feedback and continue developing and evolving our Live Service & Content. We will always strive to keep our community as informed as possible.
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